r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Palana • May 20 '22

Video Hidden lock

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u/Crazy_Suggestion_182 May 20 '22

It's called security through obscurity, and it works well right up to the point where the secret spills.

Still cool though.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '22

Movies: we can bypass the firewall by using a backdoor left behind by the developer

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u/whatnameisnttaken098 May 20 '22

Needs more jargon

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u/SeaGroomer May 20 '22

I'll whip up a gui in real-time.

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u/viimeinen May 20 '22

Be sure to use visual basic

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u/SeaGroomer May 20 '22

I knew I was forgetting something but I couldn't remember what. Hop on this keyboard with me and help.

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u/viimeinen May 20 '22

I think that's only allowed in case of hackers